The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-20
O'BRIEN GETS HIS REWARD
The Ill-Treatment of Toronto Atoned by
a Notable Reception at Ottawa.
Orangemen Excluded from the Hall and Ire
lands Friends Have Every thing TheirOwn
Way-Comment on Toronto's Outbreak.

l. OTTAWA. May ia committee of citizens
and Land-leaguers from Ottawa met the train at
Moberly, one hundred and seventy five miles
out The deputation was composed OF promi-
nent gentlemen. AS the train slowed up at the
Grand Union Station at half past o'clock 1t
was seen that an immense crowd had assembled.
The crowd set up a tremendous cheering Mr.
O'Brien stepped to the platform, and this en-
thusiasm was manifested again and again. On
leaving the station the party was driven to the
Russell House. When OBrien entered
the rotunda OF the hotel an attempt
was made by persons in the surging
throng to cheer the Queen, and to repeat the
scene generally that was witnessed at the
Queens Park meeting in Toronto but the storm
of cheers for O'Brien and groans for Lansdowne
rose above everything else. At the Royal Roller
Rink. later on, 5000 persons were packed.
Large pictures of Gladstone and Parnell
placed in front of the platform, with an Irish,
an American and Canadian flag, and the motto,
in large green letters, "God Save Ireland" In
the corner of the hall massed
solid body of young students
from Ottawa College, 300 in number.
and mostly Americans. who shouted in chorus
"O'Brien,' amid thunders of applause The
platform occupied by large number OF
priests, members of Parliament and prominent
citizens. AS Mr.. O'Brien stepped upon the
platform the vast audience rose as one MAI and
cheered Enthusiastically. Not another man
could get into the hall. The whole demonstra-
ton was plainly meant an answer to the
Toronto attack Everybody was talking of an
nexation. and Richard Nagle, one of the most
prominent citizens, said: 1--WE want annexa-
tion don't want any pauper-stricken
landlords coming over here to disgrace US and
shame themselves"
An address Of welcome was read by Prof II,
j. Frawley, of Ottawa College. Then followed.
the reading, by Secretary j. D. Gray, of two
kilograms, which set the audience frantic. Men
cheered and yelled until they could do it no
longer. The throngine thousands outside caught
it up and carried it over half the city These
are the kilograms:
HALIFAX. N s., May 10.
My deepest sympathy is with you. AS a Christian
1 am shocked Canadian Inundated, though not
Educated ruffians who met under Mayor Rowland are
chiefly responsible. ARCHBISHOP O'BRIEN.
CHICAGO May Is.
At representative meeting of 10000 Knights of
Labor in Chicago resolutions We're passed expressing
heartfelt sympathy with the object of your mission
to Canada. and condemnation of Lansdowne's act
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY, No. "a Knights of Labor.
Brave Chicago!" 'Three cheers for Arch
stripes" and similar expressions followed, and
| again and again of excitement and en-
thusiasm occurred impossible to describe
| j. L. Davlin, president of St. Patricks Asso-
ciation then introduced Mr.. O'Brien, who spoke
as follows:
| II am proud to learn that am, believe. the
| first representative of the Irish people who has
| ever set foot this capital of the Canadian
Dominion, and standing here at the
seat and center of Canadian independ
ence. L cannot help thinking that if.
like you. We had a Parliament
| necessary for to travel across the world to
worry you with the sorrows and sufferings of
our poor people and to subject you to so crucial
test of the sincerity of your sympathy with
| Ireland [Applause Our visit here is Mat
ter of life and death for the 500 unhappy hui
| man beings whom your Governor-general has
| doomed to eviction and destruction. [Gr9ans.
/ cannot but believe that in this matter
your notions of Canadian fair play very diff
| downe's admireres in Toronto. IGroans and
Misses don't wish to speak in heated or ex-
| aggerated language of what occurred in Toronto
| last night. I do not suppose there is freedom
| loving man from end to end of Canada to-day
| whose cheeks did not burn with shame to read
| it. gentleman who shook my hand in the
| plain to me: L am Canadian, but not a black
guard 1 believe him. Prolonged applause.
believe there are millions of the Canadian peo-
eager as he to repudiate the murderous
and cowardly work renewed applausel, which
| organized last night in Lord Lansdownes
| cause by Lord Transformers friends. and might
almost say, under Lord Transformers windows
| Misses and cries of ''Shame."I Let there be
| no mistake to the state of the
| controversy between Lord Lansdowne and
| ourselves. We have made specific and terrible
| charges, and given day and date. These are
| charges which, if untrue, would wither with
| disgrace"
Mr. OBrien proceeded at length in this strain,
| and in the most caustic manner, to denounce
those who attacked him and his friends. and
| then, in turn, to arraign Lord Lansdowne as
| morally responsible for their acts
| Dennis Kilbride, the evicted tenant, also
| spoke, and created profound impression by the
narrowing pictures which he drew of scenes at
| evictions on Lord Lansdownes estate.
| The following was carried amid great cheers:
| Resolved, That We the citizens of the capital of
the Dominion of Canada. recognizing the justice of
your cause. and your right to free and complete
preston of it, offer you cordial and most sincere
| sympathy.
It was after IL o'clock when Mr. O'Brien and
| his friends reached the Russell House and sat
| down to a banquet with two hundred others.
The Outbreak at Toronto.
TORONTO, Ont, May 19.-Editor VIM. OBrien
and Mr.. Dennis Kilbride left here, this morning
| for Ottawa by the $50 o'clock train, via the
Canadian Pacific railroad They were driven
| from the Rossin House in cab accompanied by
| President Mulligan and Secretary Cahill, of the
local branch of the Land League, the latter of
been much hurt during last nights riot When
they arrived at the Union station they found
a crowd of about hundred persons waiting